Sammer
Sammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Klaus Sammer, German soccer player and coach Markus Sammer, Austrian bobsledder Matthias Sammer, German soccer player and coach
Meaning & Origin of Sammer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Klaus Sammer, German soccer player and coach Markus Sammer, Austrian bobsledder Matthias Sammer, German soccer player and coach
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The Story of Sammer
Sammer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Sammers were born — ranking #8,338 that year. As of 2026, Sammer ranks #8,338 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Sammers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sammer
Sammer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Sammer's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Sammer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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